Community Development Block Grants now open for applications
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 19, 2019) – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs is announcing that the second round of Community Development Block Grants for 2019 is open.
The following programs are accepting applications this round:
The instructions and other materials can be found at www.in.gov/ocra/cdbg. Proposals and applications will be completed and submitted via the new Indiana Electronic Grants Management System, which can be accessed at https://indianaegms.force.com/Grants. Only a certified Grant Administrator in good standing is able to start and submit an application. However, community members and key stakeholders can access the application to make edits in the system. Training on the new Indiana Electronic Grants Management System will completed by the end of August.
Round two proposals are due on Friday, October 4 at 4:00 p.m., ET. Final applications are due on Friday, November 22 at 4:00 p.m. ET with awards announced on January 9, 2020.
Funding for all of the CDBG programs comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and is administered by OCRA. The state of Indiana distributes CDBG funds to rural communities to assist units of local government with various community projects such as improving infrastructure, downtown revitalization, public facilities improvements, and economic development.
For further information on these programs, contact the assigned Community Liaison for your region.
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Under the leadership
of Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, who also serves as the Secretary of Rural
Development, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ (OCRA) mission
is to work with local, state and national partners to provide resources and
technical assistance to assist communities in shaping and achieving their
vision for community and economic development. For more information, visit
ocra.in.gov.
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